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Founder at HiveYC S14
Intro paths
YC
Ian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ian can intro founders to Hive's investors below.
Hive's investors · 15
8VCAustin · $500K – $50M checksAvenue Growth PartnersWashingtonBG FundLuxembourgEniac VenturesNew York City · $1.2M checksFrontier GrowthCharlotte · $5M – $30M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGlobal VenturesDubai · $1M – $3M checksNysnø Climate InvestmentsStavanger · since 2026Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checksSkyfall VenturesOslo · since 2026Structure CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $200K checksSuperSeedLondon · $127K – $635K checks · since 2026Venture Investment AssociatesPeapackVeritenHouston · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014
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Co-founders at Hive
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ian Roberts?
- Founder at Hive
- Where does Ian Roberts work?
- Ian Roberts is Founder of Hive.
- What companies did Ian Roberts found?
- Ian Roberts founded Hive.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident and CEOFounded Posterous +2Jessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianAmbassador to the EastFounded The Offseason +2Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2015Founded Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation +3
University of Waterloo mafia428
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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